Tom Waits - Closing Time
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Artist: Tom WaitsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-12
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Ol' '55
- I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
- Virginia Avenue
- Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)
- Midnight Lullaby
- Martha
- Rosie
- Lonely
- Ice Cream Man
- Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love)
- Grapefruit Moon
- Closing Time
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Free Music Review: Tom Waits, Gotta love it
Hit: 4 Stars
I was about 20 years old laying on my parents couch watching the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Mom was to my right drunk and babbeling about some obscure moment in her life that no one within the sphere of sanity would care about. Then, all of a sudden Jay Leno announces what my than 20 year old mind framed as " some old guy playing the piano." His voice resembled that of an elderly man who just drank a bottle of drano. Yet remarkably, I felt that he was incredible. I immediately went out and bought "Closing Time" by Tom Waits and I have NO regrets.
Have you ever purchased a CD that you felt just didn't have a bad song on it? They are definately far and few between. Closing Time is one of those CD's. Not a bad song in the bunch. Though I have to say my personal favorites are "ol 55" and "Old Shoes." Tom's voice is clearer in tone, so I'm thinkin his drano drinking days were yet still ahead of him. As a lover of music and musicianship (and just over all good song writing) this is a must own in this reviewers humble opinion. Tom doesn't live in my CD player (MP3 player now that I finally purchased one_) as much as some of my favorite Jazz artists, but he still frequents my listening pleasure from time to time. If you have never heard this CD you should give it a spin or two.
Botton Line: This is music you should listen to and you will enjoy.
Closing Time Poster
It starts with a sunrise, it ends with "one star shining," and in between Closing Time contains an honest year's worth (1973, to be exact) of sweet, melodic, vintage Tom Waits--minus some of the vocal growl and thematic grit of his later stuff (but you can see it coming). Waltzes, lullabies, blues, jazz, you name it. Driving songs and drinking songs, even an honest to gosh country tune: "Rosie." There are torchers ("Lonely"), scorchers ("Ice Cream Man"), and back-porch senior citizen love songs ("Martha"): "Those were the days of roses/Poetry and prose, and/Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me." Other standouts are "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (guess what--he does!) and "Grapefruit Moon," in which Waits croons: "Every time I hear that melody, something breaks inside." Hang on to your hearts and hats, folks. --Dan LeonePop Music CDs
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